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Perry says he's prepped for attacks

Texas Gov. Rick Perry just departed the dais at a house party in Greenland, New Hampshire — an extremely well-oiled, professionally done affair — where he ended the night with a question from a man in salmon-colored pants.

"Anybody that wears that color pants, you gotta win," Perry said, explaining why he called on the man.

The man asked about whether Perry was ready for attacks from Democrats and President Barack Obama's reelection effort.

"Can I share with you this one little short story?" Perry asked.

He talked about his first run for governor, which was in 2002 (he said 2003, though the race was the November before) after he was elevated to the job when George W. Bush left Texas. His rival was Laredo businessman Tony Sanchez.

"My name ID might have been 30 percent if you gave 'em a few hints," he said. "I ran against an individual who spent, we think, conservatively $50 million in Texas just on negative ads."

He said he stuck to his plans for office, and added, "We won that race by 18 points. ... Americans aren't interested in a bunch of negative rock throwing and what have you. They're interested in solutions."

Readers' Comments (33)

Oh, the Democratic Smear/Hate machine is cranking full speed already and the liberals are foaming at the mouth. After watching his Perry's speech today I'm pretty positive he will wipe the floor with the community organizer once they go toe to toe.

Perry gave a great speech today and didn't even use teleprompters!!!

No Ummm....uh..i..um....i....uhhh like Obumbler does every time he doesn't have TOTUS.

Go Perry Go. It's about time we had a real Conservative with a proven track record on jobs. Texas has created nearly half the jobs created in the Obama economy, and he did it while cutting taxes, and balancing the budget. Just what we need on the national level. This country is in trouble, and we need real leadership with proven track records to get it back on track.

Once Perry's irrational views are put up for public view and his screetching about Texas seceding from the Union (and rightfully begin to question his patriotism) is put on a continuous loop in attack ads; once his "job creation" record is actually examined and revealed as nothing more than low-wage, no-benefits hamburger flipping hype; and that his fiscal-restraint bs has actually caused Texas debt to skyrocket, his hypocricy, extremist views and fancy hair-do will become fodder with which late-night comedians are going to have a field day. Additionally, Americans have a really bad taste in their mouths from electing that last born-again, dumb-as-a-box-of-rocks Texas Governor, and will run from Perry with much disdain and contempt.

Now that you got all of the message out of your system do you feel better. Cause it is on and you know there is no way any of those candiate will even come close to mind, and your President. but you know when the camera are off and the light are off and no one can see you but the four wall you tell yourself and I quote "WE ARE SCREWED" but if it make you feel good keep telling yourself and posting cause it makes for good therapy. Now dont go to work and hit nobody. cause what you wrote apply to you and you know it. Hehe

Noticed on another news website where they're already hammering Perry for poor grades at college. He got a C for a course that had to do with feeding farm animals or something. Too funny. Like I said, they'll dig up everything about Perry. We'll be learning all the fine details about his life. But those same reporters will tell us absolutely nothing about Obama. Obama's grades are sealed. We'll know which courses Perry passed and which he failed, but nothing about Obama. The mainstream reporters are all on the Obama team. Just you watch, the reporters at CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN, and MSNBC will attack Perry with all the tools they have at their disposal while still butt-smooching the Dear Leader. The mainstream reporters will go to great lengths to protect the man they privately call "The One". I think Jake Tapper at ABC tries to be more somewhat more even-handed than the rest. For a while there I thought Chris Wallace was a good guy, but it turns out he's just as bad as all the rest. Hammering the conservative politicians while sucking up to the libs. I bet Chris Wallace his rubbing his hands waiting for a chance to take down Perry just like he tried with Bachman..

Is it "rock throwing" to point out that Texas under Perry is one of the last in the country in terms of people with health care coverage? That it's got one of the worst high school graduation rates in the country? That all those great "jobs" he "created" were minimum wage jobs, and most of them were due to the recent soaring of oil prices for the rest of Americans?

Is it "rock throwing" to point out facts, and let people decide what they think after knowing them?

Self-described "Prophet" Perry will need a thicker skin than this if he's really going to run.

Somebody already got a copy of Perry's college transcripts and leaked them to the media because he was a C student. I think Rick Perry could put his grades up against the President's any day. Oh, wait... Obama won't let anybody see his college transcripts.

You're wrong about Texas and Perry. I live in Texas. Our economy here is doing fine. Makes me sad to see Americans across the country suffering. We haven't really experienced that here in Texas. Our housing prices are low, cost of living is low, jobs are abundant, and good ones.

You can say whatever you want about Perry. Texas is faring much better than many other states in the US.

I am enjoying the ridiculous attacks already coming from the left wackos. Particularly Dick_weeds comment: "OK, so he created 40% of all jobs? That's still 60% less than Obama , right? And, he didnt even create them. Obama did."

I haven't laughed that hard in a while.

Well Dick_weed, it works like this. Presidents and Governors do not create jobs. They put forth policies that either create a pro-growth environment which businesses flourish in, or they create destructive policies that hinder growth such as high taxes, Obama-care, burdensome regulations, uncertainty, lack of leadership, playing politics. Obama has done nothing to support the private sector, and it is the private sector that creates jobs.

Considering every "big-government" approach Obama's tries has failed, it's still perplexing that he hasn't learned from his mistakes, nor have the useful idiots on the left that blindly follow him and his failed policies. Of course, it's probably a safe bet that most of those supporting him are the free-loaders of society who contribute nothing and are convinced they are owed everything for nothing. That's not the welfare state...that's the "loser" state.

Most American's have figured out that emperor Obama has no clothes. I'm not saying Perry is the best choice for the GOP. But I am confident that if he wins the presidency, he will reinforce everyone's belief that 4 years of Obama was 4 years too many.

Don't you just love the media criticizing Rick Perry for his accent and Texas swagger. When all they did before Hussein was elected, was to rave about his ROCK STAR status, great speaker, blah, blah, blah. You people in the media make fun at your own peril.......